Chapter 119 Endure With The Truth

Xiao Ming left, without making any more fuss. However, the atmosphere in the training room was also somewhat heavy. No matter how reasonable Ye Xiu’s words were, they weren’t suitable to be declared publicly, as it wouldn’t be conducive to a harmonious relationship between professional players and their fans! Saying a few words in this private space wouldn’t be a problem, but the people in this training room were of mixed backgrounds and origins, and their views differed. Ye Xiu’s words were heard differently by each person.

Chen Guo was one of those who felt more upset. After all, she was a hardcore brainless fan, so she inevitably felt as heartbroken as Xiao Ming. In fact, having lived to her age, how could she not know that the sweet words that clubs and professional players usually said to fans were largely marketing tactics? The truth was more in line with what Ye Xiu said. However, having been a fan for so long, she had a habit of avoiding the truth and deceiving herself. Now that Ye Xiu had bluntly exposed it, Chen Guo had the urge to ignore him.

And Qiao Yifan? He could be considered a professional player, but unfortunately, as a nobody, he hadn't had the chance to gain any fans! At his stage, he would be happy and excited to the point of sleeplessness if he had a fan. It would fill him with endless anticipation for the future. For him, fans represented recognition, and he longed to be noticed and valued. As for how to repay the fans' support, he wasn't at that level yet!

In this circle, he had heard many inspirational stories, such as a certain professional player who, after experiencing failures and setbacks, became depressed. At that moment, because of the support and encouragement of fans, he stood up again; or another professional player, like him a nobody, who was able to come all the way because of the support of a very few fans.

Such stories seemed to have happened to many people. However, Qiao Yifan had not experienced it. He only knew that in his most difficult times, what gave him the confidence and motivation to continue wasn't fans, but a professional player. And what that person said to him wasn't touching support and encouragement, but professional guidance.

What kind of perseverance would the support and encouragement of fans give him? Qiao Yifan hadn't experienced it, he didn't know. But he knew that the guidance given to him by the Great God, although only a few words, might have saved him a lot of detours in his professional career. If he hadn't received the Great God's guidance at the time, and continued to be a transparent assassin in Tiny Herb, where would he be now? Qiao Yifan thought about this for a moment, as for fans and players? He didn't think about it much.

And An Wenyi, sitting on the other side, with maturity and rationality beyond his age, was the first to speak at this moment.

"You didn't need to say those words," An Wenyi said.

After finishing, he added, "Even if it's the truth."

"If he doesn't tell the truth, he'll probably die, right?" Chen Guo, whose heart was tormented, complained unhappily, thinking about the months of living together, and how many times she had been choked by Ye Xiu's truths. But compared to those times that made people both angry and amused and helpless, what he said this time was a cruel truth, a truth that people especially wanted to escape. As a result, this guy just put the bloody truth in front of you, forcing you to face it, which was too cruel.

"Exactly," Wei Chen also said, "Just a fan, why bother?"

"You guys are too naive!" Ye Xiu suddenly said, "I'm not just saying it to him, I'm saying it to you!"

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned.

"When you become real professional players, have a large number of fans, see their support, their encouragement, know what they like and don't like, will you be swayed by them?" Ye Xiu asked.

"This... seems profound, right?" Chen Guo was a little surprised. She couldn't accept that she was having such a profound conversation with Ye Xiu. Although she originally thought that the Great God must be particularly profound, who asked Ye Xiu to plunge into her Internet cafe and become a network administrator, directly destroying the image of the Great God from heaven to earth?

"This is not a trivial matter, it's very important. Everyone has to think clearly about why they play games. It may determine what you can achieve on this road and how far you can go," Ye Xiu said, "Playing to please fans is not impossible, but it's difficult to win a championship this way. What fans like may not be correct. You need to decide how to play appropriately, because you are the professional players."

"That's right." Wei Chen suddenly changed his tone to help Ye Xiu speak, also in a particularly serious tone: "For victory, use the method you think is most correct, and you don't need to consider these at all."

"That's what they say, but we should still be cautious about some super-unscrupulous methods that abandon humanity for the sake of victory. After all, we are human beings," Ye Xiu said.

"Yes, use them with caution. We can only abandon humanity when it's a last resort, for example, for the sake of three championships," Wei Chen said.

Everyone turned their heads away. What they said just now was quite good, especially the point Ye Xiu made. On careful thought, it was the truth. As a professional player, how can you achieve your own results if you casually lose yourself, lose your own style and characteristics? As a result, when Wei Chen chimed in, the two of them mocked each other, and the topic immediately went off track.

The two then began to attack each other with their past records of competition, but the blood-like facts of the battle made Wei Chen particularly disadvantaged. Just as he was about to run out of words, Ye Xiu suddenly changed the subject: "In short, why become a professional player, why play professional games, this question is simple, but not simple."

It's too awkward to pull the topic back like this!! Everyone was shouting in their hearts, completely unable to look at it directly. However, those who were interested had already secretly remembered what Ye Xiu said. This question is indeed simple, but not simple! At this time, everyone especially envied the carefree Baozi. While everyone was feeling heavy because of the serious topic, this guy didn't know which single-player game he had found in his computer and was playing it happily. Whether he listened to what Ye Xiu said or thought about it, it's better not to delve into this question.

"At this time tomorrow, submit an 800-word short essay every day, elaborating on why you became a professional player," Ye Xiu said seriously at last.

Everyone looked at him suspiciously, not knowing whether this was true or just nonsense again! As a result, Wei Chen on the side was already arguing: "Look, the unscrupulous means of abandoning humanity have been used!"

"For some illiterate people who haven't recognized all the words yet, this matter is indeed a bit difficult. It's normal for you to think that there is no bottom line," Ye Xiu responded calmly.

"Damn, if I can type eight hundred different words on the screen, will you eat the monitor?" Wei Chen shouted.

"You type it, and we'll look at the word count statistics later," Ye Xiu said.

"Tch, do you think I'll fall for your trick?" Wei Chen said.

Mutual mockery began again, and everyone turned their heads away again. As for the 800-word short essay, forget it, just pretend you didn't hear about it.

The days continued to pass. Xiao Ming's excited reaction that day made Chen Guo feel slightly uneasy. She especially regretted organizing that challenge match that day, and at the same time, she realized that a team to participate in the Challenger League had been organized in this area. For those like Xiao Ming who just played casually without any grand goals, everyone would laugh it off, but if there were really those who wanted to rush into the professional circle, then they would be the villains! This is the home of Excellent Era, the world of Excellent Era. The Glory players who come in and out of Happy Internet Cafe every day are 90% Excellent Era fans, especially die-hard fans like Xiao Ming. There are many of them.

I got a little carried away. Chen Guo didn't forget to examine herself, and at the same time realized that their team was really not suitable for exposure. Chen Guo had been running the Internet cafe for so long and had seen many real players and fans, all kinds of people. If they really fought Excellent Era to a certain degree of intensity, Excellent Era, as a wealthy team, would not have any outrageous actions, but it would be difficult to say for the fans. What wouldn't the fans do to disgust the opponent's players in order to get their team to win? Chen Guo's current strength is not enough to protect everyone, and their role as villains is a bit dangerous!

Fortunately, Xiao Ming didn't seem to spread the news. The remaining days were calm, but Xiao Ming, who used to come almost every day, never came again after that day, including his friends who formed a team with him. Chen Guo knew that now she was the enemy of Excellent Era, and as a supporter of Excellent Era, how could Xiao Ming be willing to sit in the enemy's nest and surf the Internet?

One day, when Chen Guo went out, she passed by Hongtai Internet Cafe and happened to see Xiao Ming and his friends going in and out there. Chen Guo knew that she had lost this group of regulars forever.

This is just the first wave. When this Happy Team completely makes a name for itself, gets widespread attention, and gets its gossip dug up, Chen Guo estimates that it will not be able to hide it all the time. At that time, everyone will know that the Happy Internet Cafe team is going to fight Excellent Era. What will happen to her business? Will these fans unite to boycott Happy Internet Cafe, causing her business to plummet?

Recently, she has been busy and only cared about excitement, but completely ignored that there are actually many annoying things! Xiao Ming's visit made Chen Guo much clearer. They are now on Excellent Era's territory and challenging them! People say that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake, but they are even more awesome, directly running to the strong dragon's territory to suppress them. Facing Excellent Era, the pressure is not only from the strong strength of Excellent Era, but also these off-field pressures are terrible. It seems that we have to plan carefully!